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To the Point

Tea Parties, Terrorism and Political Partisanship

To the Point

KCRW

News

4.4583 Ratings

🗓️ 17 April 2009

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Conservative bloggers and some Republican leaders accuse the Obama Administration of trying to silence their voices in the name of homeland security.  What do reaction to a report on right wing extremists and this week’s Tax Day “tea parties” reveal about the direction of partisan politics? Also, the EPA on the regulation of greenhouse gases, and brutal interrogation methods and possible consequences.

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From PRI, Public Radio International and KCRW Santa Monica, this is To the Point.

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Tea parties, terrorism, and political partisanship.

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Hello again, I'm Arminolny, and this is To the Poet from Public Radio International.

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A daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

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Conservative pundits are up in arms about a new report warning that right-wing extremists

0:25.0

are a threat to America's internal security. Unlike a previous report about left-wing

0:29.8

radicals, it contains few specifics and names no names, but it does say returning veterans

0:35.0

could pose a danger. The Obama administration has apologized for that,

0:38.9

but mainstream conservatives still insist

0:40.8

they're under unwarranted political attack.

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We'll hear both sides

0:44.5

and ask what this dispute and the tax day tea parties mean

0:47.5

for the future of partisan politics.

0:49.7

On reporter's notebook later on,

0:51.9

interrogation memos and possible consequences.

0:55.0

First, here's the news.

0:59.0

Support for To the Point comes from subscribers of KCRW Santa Monica and from the Public Radio International Program Fund,

1:06.3

whose contributors include the Ford Foundation, the John D. and Catherine T. McArthur Foundation, and the Skoll Foundation, supporting social entrepreneurs around the world. Uncommon Heroes dedicated to the Common Good. Learn more at Skoll.org. Hello again, Warren-Annelly, back with To the Poet. Conservative bloggers and some Republican leaders accused the Obama administration of trying to silence their

1:27.7

voices in the name of homeland security. What do reaction to a report on white right-wing

1:32.7

extremists and this week's tax day tea parties reveal about the direction of partisan politics?

1:39.1

On reporter's notebook, brutal interrogation methods have been revealed along with legal justifications.

1:44.1

Will Bush administration officials be investigated or prosecuted? First, this news up, brutal interrogation methods have been revealed, along with legal justifications, will Bush

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